Silence and a full moon are perfect mates,
the moon twinkles and silences infest
lightless skies with old starry silent states,
hanging in the spheres of Almagest.
Lions rule at land and the vaulted seas,
and an eagle flies over Aquarius,
while the seven sisters, the Pleiades,
sail against Scorpio and Sagittarius.
And souls dance to the heavens’ symphonies,
and minds travel through the epicycles,
and man’s will creates divine dynasties
while man’s power dreams with cosmic titles.

But I just enjoy looking at the moon,
when it’s silent and clad in silver, soon.

Things I forget

When in my thoughts simple feelings I forget,
and meaner things forcefully I overdo,
unawareness becomes a state of fret,
which unchecked will last long, unaware too.
When in my thoughts all my dreams I neglect,
and magic things haughtily I disregard,
weariness sets in before the Sun is set,
sleep will be less deep, and the night more hard.
When in my thoughts logic is incorrect
and intuition fails or is overruled,
I will have to believe my luck and bet,
and hope my soul won’t tell me I’m a fool.

When in our minds thoughts and sense are lost,
sometime, somewhere, somehow we’ll pay the cost.

About the Author:

Pierre Sotér is the pen name of a well-established Portuguese author. After thirty years of successful professional life and intensive soul-searching, he now dedicates his time to poetry and philosophy. “Dawn,” the first book in his Book Series “Poems and Thoughts of Pierre Sotér.” has been published in July 2017 by Adelaide Books. Pierre writes in Portuguese, English, and French.